Meet The Modders: Frenkie

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Meet The Modders: Frenkie



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Welcome to another installment of "Meet The Modders"! This month TBCS' own jdbnsn got together with the one-and-only Frenkie for a chat about some of the amazing casemod's he has produced over the last decade. Frenkie was courteous enough to discuss his methods, inspirations, and where he thinks the next decade or so will take him. Read the full interview below:

[Oneslowz28]

(Continued from previous post)


Speaking of _ferry_ and other case-modders in the Netherlands, we've all seen an extraordinary level and volume of Dutch modders. How did modding become so huge in the Netherlands, and is it still growing there?

Another good question. Just to name a few; Franklin, Ferry, Ediejo. All great artists. Why? Because we can make ourselves heard throughout the world-forums? Maybe it has something to do with the fact that the Dutch speak English quite easily? I mean, the Germans (who outnumber us by far) speak just a little bit English, and the French just plain deny that there is any other language. Honestly, I can not answer that question. And growing? I don’t think so. In my opinion the case-manufacturers these days are pumping out pre-mod cases that 5-6 years ago could have been won at casemod-competitions easily. The need to mod is decreasing when you can buy a beautiful shaped pre-mod case without a sweat.



That is a good point about the language barrier; I've often wondered what great projects I'm missing out on and end up Googling all sorts of things looking for foreign mods. As an American who's grown up here in a pop culture which seems mostly preoccupied with what is on TV rather than art forums or galleries, I find that very few Americans have any idea what I'm talking about if I bring up modding. What is the exposure level in the Netherlands? Is it a commonly known form of art?

Well, it is relatively well known here. I have had several interviews here in The Netherlands, and most of the time the first question is, "what is modding". After several trial-and-errors, I found that the most successful answer to that question here is to call it "pimping" my PC case. It turns out that almost everybody knows the English word "pimping". The television program Pimp My Ride from MTV is the cause of this. Another fine USA product -SMILE-

Hahaha, hey now, I can’t honestly say I’m proud of the MTV pop culture. But they do make some damned nice cars on that show. The last subject I wanted to talk with you about is competitions. You seem to have been quite successful in casemod competitions judging by that pile of trophies. How many have you won, and how has this helped you obtain sponsors for your builds?

Well, not all trophies come from major casemod competitions. There were several smaller competitions, with limited attendees. But winning a large competition, like the BeNeLux Championship ( BeNeLux stands for Belgium + Nederland + Luxemburg ) certainly helps a LOT, when trying to get sponsorship. Overall, it is still not very much I get, and only in hardware. Never in finances, I’m sorry to say. My advice to starting modders; start out with winning a small event ( at the local scouting group e.g. .) then use that victory to ask for a small contribution at your local hardware dealer. Offer him exposure ( that’s the magic word ) in a lot of forums, get yourself in the local newspaper or even local television.[/INDENT]


A "garbage-can-scrounger" with surgical precision!!! - this almost comes close to summing up some of the amazing work we have seen from Frenkie over the last 10 years. His work, often competition winning, just goes to show that you don't need access to an unlimited bank balance and a pile of high-tech machinery to produce intricately detailed and mouth-watering casemods. We can't wait to see what comes next from the subject of this edition of "Meet The Modders".




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-Interview and banner art by jdbnsn
-Edited and narrated by slaveofconvention

[Franklin]

Yes Frenkie has got a unique style, totally different from what I do, but I love to watch what you do Frenkie. Amazing to see what you can create with relative simple and cheap materials.

[billygoat333]

cool interview. :)

[rithunder916]

I love scorpion and R2! those two pc's are awesome! Keep up the great work Frenkie!


Mike